Daily Current Affairs Quiz 22 October 2021
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Centre has extended the policy period of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP): Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19’ with effect from October 21, 2021 for how many days?
A) 60
B) 90
C) 180
D) 120
Option C
Explanation: Government has decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP): Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19’ for a further period of 180 days with effect from October 21, 2021.The current period of the policy was to end on October 20, 2021.
Union Cabinet has approved additional hike in the DA and DR for central government employees and pensioners. What is the overall DA/DR rate announced by the government effective from July 01, 2021?
A) 21%
B) 31%
C) 28%
D) 35%
Option B
Explanation: The Union Cabinet has approved a further hike of 3 percent in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for the central government employees and pensioners on October 21, 2021. The increase of 3% is over the existing rate of 28 percent of the basic pay/pension and will be effective from July 1, 2021.Now after this hike, the DA/DR will increase to 31%.
Which team has won the Thomas Cup 2020?
A) Indonesia
B) China
C) Malaysia
D) Italy
Option A
Explanation: THOMAS Cup: Indonesia beat defending champion China, 3-0, to win Thomas Cup final played at the Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark on October 17, 2021.
Which country has recently become the first to undertake shooting of a film in the International Space Station (ISS)?
A) Japan
B) South Korea
C) Russia
D) Spain
Option C
Explanation: A Russian film crew has scripted record by undertaking the first-ever motion picture shooting session in the International Space Station (ISS). The Russian film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild spent 12 days in the ISS for filming 30 minutes duration scenes for the film “The Challenge”. It took around 30 hours to record the material while in space.
Who has been appointed as the ambassador of the Russian Film Festival in India?
A) Farhan Akhtar
B) Sajid Nadiadwala
C) A. R. Rahman
D) Imtiaz Ali
Option D
Explanation: The renowned film director, producer, and writer, Imtiaz Ali has been roped in as the ambassador of the Russian Film Festival in India.
Name the newly appointed President of Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) ?
A) Sahdev Yadav
B) S.H. Anande Gowda
C) Naresh Sharma
D) Abraham Kaya Techi
Option A
Explanation: The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has appointed veteran sports administrator Sahdev Yadav as the President. He has been appointed for a period of four-year term.
Who has been honored with the European Union’s top human rights prize, Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for 2021?
A) Kira Yarmysh
B) Alexei Navalny
C) Boris Yeltsin
D) Roman Protasevich
Option B
Explanation: The European Parliament has awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize, Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for 2021, to the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Who has been appointed as the Head of OnePlus India region operations as well as the CEO of OnePlus in India?
A) Rahul Sharma
B) Nipun Marya
C) Sanjeev Kumar
D) Navnit Nakra
Option D
Explanation: Chinese Smartphone maker OnePlus has announced the appointment of Navnit Nakra as its India CEO and Head of OnePlus India region operations.
Which Indian businessman has announced to make investment in UAE’s first digital only independent bank ZAND?
A) Uday Kotak
B) Cyrus S. Poonawalla
C) Kumar Mangalam Birla
D) Azim Premji
Option C
Explanation:Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, is set to invest in Zand, the first digital only independent bank in UAE.For this investment, Birla will partner with Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
RBI has recently imposed Rs 1 crore monetary penalty on which payments bank for violating norms under Section 26 (2) of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007?
A) Jio Payments Bank
B) Paytm Payments Bank
C) Airtel Payments Bank
D) Aditya Birla Payments Bank
Option B
Explanation:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) over certain specified violations, as referred in Section 26 (2) of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007..
When is the International Stuttering Awareness Day observed?
A) 22 October
B) 20 October
C) 19 October
D) 21 October
Option A
Explanation: Every year October 22 is observed as International Stuttering Awareness Day, since 1998. The day is intended to raise public awareness of the millions of people who have a speech disorder of stuttering or stammering.
Who has been roped in as the brand ambassador of cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinDCX ?
A) Akshay Kumar
B) Ayushmann Khurrana
C) Ranveer Singh
D) Aamir Khan
Option B
Explanation:Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in as the brand ambassador of the cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinDCX to promote its ‘Future Yahi Hai’ campaign.
China beat which country to lift 2020 Uber Cup?
A) Thailand
B) Denmark
C) Japan
D) Malaysia
Option C
Explanation: In Uber Cup, China beat defending champions Japan 3-1, to clinch their 15th Uber Cup trophy. South Korea and Thailand shared bronze.
What is the theme of the 2021 International Stuttering Awareness Day?
A) Speak Your Mind
B) Growth Through Speaking
C) Journey of Words – Resilience and Bouncing Back
D) Speak the change you wish to see
Option D
Explanation: Theme 2021: “Speak the change you wish to see”
